I have never missed an election
since I turned 18 and got the right to vote for persons and parties (active electoral right).
As a caring, compassionate, and mindful human I set a high value on this statement:
More than a few people have risked their life in the last centuries
that I can live in
(relative)
freedom today.
Many soldiers of the
Allies
lost their life
when they were defeating
Nazi Germany.
I owe all these humans to exercise my right to vote.
I would like to point to the
German speech
given by
Siegen's
mayor
Steffen Mues
on
December 16th, 2008.

Since my early teens I enjoy the cycling.
I'm a member of the German non-profit organization
ADFC
that advocates for the interests of cyclists.
In addition, the
membership
has the advantages as follows:

Generally the local branches arrange cycling tours at the end of a certain work day and at the weekend.
The
cycling tours
arranged by the local branch
ADFC Darmstadt e.V.
mostly start on Wednesdays at 18:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
Everyone is warmely invited
to participate in the tours:
There is no need
to be an ADFC member.

The ratings on the
German
and
English (UK)
Amazon Web sites emphasize my recommendation once more.
This book has deeply affected my thinking and acting.

Moreover I practised
Hatha yoga
and
meditation
in the mentioned period.
Hatha yoga taught me a new body consciousness.
Results of the latest brain research prove the positive impact of meditation.
Bear in mind that meditation can be a play with the fire,
this is my own experience.
I recommend to have a contact already gathered experience with meditation.

As a consequence of my strong curiousity I was in constant touch with a spiritual community for some months at that time.
But the spiritual leader required sexual abstinence,
whereas my experience was
resp.
is that
human sexuality
can be a wonderful thing.
One of several reasons why I finished the contact again.
In contrast,
Claudia took the decision
completely to join this spiritual community.
She was not a disoriented or labile character at all,
not in the least,
but a
spiritual seeker
as she lived and breathed.
And she was a pretty woman with a gentle voice.
When she was liquidating her flat in
Aachen
she left her tableware to me.
Still to this day two mugs are a remembrance to her:

Claudia's Mugs

Today spirituality is for me primarily
to be keen to do a life of
mindfulness.
In my humble opinion,
spirituality does not necessarily mean
to be gentle to every person.
Without opposition or provocation the evolution resp. the progress comes to rest.

As a rule I do not play computer games from Monday to Thursday
unless I'm on vacation.
On these weekdays I primarily focus myself on my occupation as an
IT
professional.
Normally my play times are around midnight from Friday to Saturday and from Saturday to Sunday,
and sometimes on Sunday's afternoon.